Example sentences of "are [adj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Environmentalists are right to argue for strong controls on the way waste is managed . |
| 2 | They are each appointed for two years . |
| 3 | Sometimes the education officer finds himself standing between rival colleges which are each vying for a larger share of the diminishing student market . |
| 4 | Consumers are prepared to wait for sales and even go for cheaper versions of what they would buy in better times , says a survey published yesterday . |
| 5 | " Just say that you are writing to confirm that you want a detailed report because the matter is of such importance to so many people , and are prepared to wait for it . |
| 6 | They are prepared to sue for peace . |
| 7 | Although Tory Euro-rebels support the Government in opposing the social chapter , they are prepared to vote for it in the hope of wrecking the whole treaty . |
| 8 | We are prepared to die for it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Until we can get enough food through to stop people starving to death , you wo n't be able to stop those who are prepared to kill for the few precious supplies , ’ said Julian . |
| 10 | To their shame , many tourists fired up by the prospect of making a fast rupee , dirham or peso are prepared to haggle for everything , ranging from the price of a cup of tea to an airline ticket . |
| 11 | ‘ Collectors are very active and are prepared to pay for a painting of a particular breed or artist . ’ |
| 12 | As long as the public is not prevented from choosing one thing in preference to another , people will express their choice by what they are prepared to pay for the one compared with the other . |
| 13 | All the fruits are available , but you must ensure that your local shopkeeper realises that you want , and are prepared to pay for , the best . |
| 14 | ‘ People are prepared to pay for cleaner water but they are reluctant to finance salary increases of several hundred per cent for chairmen who have been handed the privatisation jackpot . ’ |
| 15 | As a result , a number of employers are prepared to pay for interest-free loans . |
| 16 | The amount of money that people are prepared to pay for the meal plus the overheads and the establishment . |
| 17 | The prices quoted by the Universities Funding Council are meant to represent the maximum they are prepared to pay for student places in each subject group . |
| 18 | But Americans appreciate the value of the additional service and are prepared to pay for it . ’ |
| 19 | of people are prepared to pay for built-in car security features . |
| 20 | Erm , it should n't , it should be noted that the er land owners are prepared to pay for a fairly expensive footbridge on their land to cure the problem and er I hope that this Council 's initiatives follow through and a twenty five year old problem gets cured . |
| 21 | It has to be acknowledged that there is some potential risk attaching to this , particularly where the buyers are covenanting with the sellers , but such risk appears to be part of the price that conveyancers are prepared to pay for working within the commercial pressures in the modern conveyancing market . |
| 22 | And that was the reason why , and in fact the total shortfall , the total unmanning was something like a hundred and thirty-five hundred and forty , which is why the police authority has a bid in at this moment for a , a further sixty-eight policemen , which has in fact been backed by the county council , who are prepared to pay for it . |
| 23 | Those with excess liquidity wish to become less liquid and lend money at a return they would otherwise not receive , to those with insufficient liquidity ; those with insufficient liquidity are prepared to pay for funds . |
| 24 | It 's going to be difficult for everybody but I believe that this is a period when again it rather highlights er the priorities in terms of what clubs and members actually want and what they are prepared to work for . |
| 25 | That will be bad for shareholders but something they will have to accept unless they are prepared to fight for fair value . |
| 26 | The inferences in ( 33 ) 4 are easier to account for . |
| 27 | Berkeley was not alone in questioning whether geometrical methods are adequate to account for visual perception since there was a large literature on the subject by ‘ scientists ’ and , as Kemp shows , artists also frequently commented on it . |
| 28 | They are wrong to hope for this . |
| 29 | Barbara Rashbass , director of the foundation , says that charitable bodies are entitled to decide how to allocate their funds and that unsuccessful applicants are free to apply for support from other medical research charities , none of which has similar restrictions . |
| 30 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |